Title supplied by cataloger. Rolland Joseph 'Speedy' Curtis was born in Louisiana in 1922. After serving three years in the Marines during World War II, he and his wife, Gloria, relocated from New Orleans to Los Angeles in 1946. Curtis served four years with the Los Angeles Police Department, but resigned from the force in order to pursue both a Bachelor's and Master's degree from USC. He later became involved in city politics, as an associate of Sam Yorty, and later a field deputy to City Council members Billy Mills and Tom Bradley. He was briefly director of the Model Cities program in 1973. Rolland J. Curtis died in his home in 1979, the victim of a homicide. An affordable housing complex on Exposition Blvd. near Vermont Ave. was named in his honor in 1981, along with a nearby street and park.; Rosalind (Roz) Wiener Wyman (b. 1930-) was the youngest person (and only the second woman) ever elected to the Los Angeles City Council and one of the youngest elected officials of a major U.S. city, as well as the first Jewish Council member in 53 years. After leaving office, and in the sad aftermath of her husband's unexpected death in 1973, Wyman continued her involvement in political and public affairs, her influence extending beyond California to the national Democratic Party.; James Roosevelt was born on December 23, 1907, the oldest son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt. He was a Marine, businessman, activist and Democratic Party politician. He received the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism while serving as a Marine Corps officer during World War II. He served as a Secretary to President Roosevelt and in the United States House of Representatives serving 5 terms from 1955 to 1965. Congressman Roosevelt died on August 13, 1991. Pictured L-R are actress Angie Dickenson, Councilmember Rosalind Wiener Wyman, actor Gene Barry, Congressman James Roosevelt (at rear, with eye glasses), actor Milton Berle, and State Senator Hubert Humphrey (pointing) at an event at the Beverly Hilton Hotel hosted by the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation on December 10, 1964. See images 00053384; 00118782; 00120479; 00128451, 00128452; and 00138699 through 00138705 for additional photos in this series.
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Dickenson, Angie Wyman, Rosalind Wiener Barry, Gene Roosevelt, James,--1907-1991 Berle, Milton Humphrey, Hubert H.--(Hubert Horatio),--1911-1978 Beverly Hilton Hotel (Beverly Hills, Calif.) City council members Legislators Politicians Motion picture actors and actresses Comedians Actors Entertainers Women Men Laughter Crowds Beverly Hills (Calif.)
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